SWEPCO updates about power outagesAt 8 a.m. Tuesday, 100 SWEPCO customers in Natchitoches were without power according to an announcement by SWEPCO. The estimated time of restoration for 90 percent of those customers is 5 p.m. toda...

It’s official: Board signs new Supt. Transfer of power from Derwood Duke to Jessie Skinner went seamlessly at School Board meeting Tuesday and Thursday, May 6 and 10. New Superintendent Skinner and Board members signed a contract that...

Apply for MagnetNatchitoches Magnet School is accepting applications for the 2014-2015 school year. The deadline for first grade is Friday, May 16. The deadline for second through eighth grades is Friday, May 30. ...

Museum awards spotlight historic effortSmiles abounded at the Louisiana Association of Museums (LAM) special service award ceremony held at the Events Center Monday, April 28. Natchitoches was well represented as three locals received r...

Scouts deliver smilesPack 65 of the St. Mary’s Cub Scouts visited the Courtyard to deliver Easter cards to the residents. From left are Cort Nassif, Peter Kautz, Andrew Kautz, Kyle Poston, William Poston and Mason McCart.

Benefit to help young wife, mother with chemoThere will be a benefit for Lisa Ivy Williams at the Provencal School gym Friday and Saturday May 9-10. After a six week post-pregnancy checkup, 33 year old Lisa Ivy Williams was diagnosed with fol...

Bike ride is Saturday at NSU intramural fieldPull out bicycles, hop on and get ready for a family friendly ride along the NSU walking trail. The City of Natchitoches Recreation and Parks Department, Bike Natchitoches and the NSU Dear School o...

Prevent tragedy with student athlete screeningsMore than 350,000 deaths occur from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) each year in the U.S. Approximately 10,000 of those are youths under the age of 22. SCA is the leading cause of death in a school set...

Voters elect new Mayor in NatchezChallenger Rosia Humphery garnered 84 votes to defeat incumbent Natchez mayor Edna Jones Saturday, May 3. Some 156 people voted for a turnout of 39 percent. Humphery will take office in July.

State announces new health initiativeGov. Bobby Jindal and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Secretary Kathy Kliebert were joined by dozens of local supporting organizations to launch the Well-Ahead Louisiana init...